Near midair collision.

Attributes
ACN	311341
Time
Date	199507
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3200 msl bound upper : 3200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zdc
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	311341
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 100 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were cleared by ZDC to descend from 11000 ft to 3200 ft during our IFR flight plan from charlotte to rocky mount. I was flying the aircraft as well as communicating with ATC. Captain was briefing the passenger for our descent into rocky mount and monitoring ATC with me. My descent rate was about 1200 FPM. Coming through 4000 ft ATC called traffic for us at 12 to 2 O'clock, sbound, 3500 ft. I looked very carefully at 12 to 2 O'clock for traffic. Captain was doing the same looking for traffic. As I started to level off at 3200 ft, all of a sudden traffic showed up at 10:30 to 11 O'clock about 3100 ft and 100 ft horizontal to us. Our heading was about 095 degrees and he appeared to be heading sbound. As I spotted the cessna 150, he appeared to be in a hard right bank. My split second instinct and reaction was to bank firmly to the right and pitch up which I did. ATC asked if there was a problem! My best recollection was captain replied we just had a near miss! Center replied 'I wasn't working that traffic.' he called that traffic at 3500 ft but traffic showed up at 3100 ft and at a wrong position. We are taking great risks flying to small uncontrolled airports without TCASII. I feel that this equipment should be mandated by FAA as soon as possible! For all acrs part 135 19 seats but not end of yr. No extension should be granted! Also, FAA should make mode C a requirement for all aircraft flying at all altitudes in united states due to growing high volume of traffic flying. The current regulations don't require these and we are taking risks every day especially at poor visibility hot hazy summer, so-called VFR days!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NMAC.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED BY ZDC TO DSND FROM 11000 FT TO 3200 FT DURING OUR IFR FLT PLAN FROM CHARLOTTE TO ROCKY MOUNT. I WAS FLYING THE ACFT AS WELL AS COMMUNICATING WITH ATC. CAPT WAS BRIEFING THE PAX FOR OUR DSCNT INTO ROCKY MOUNT AND MONITORING ATC WITH ME. MY DSCNT RATE WAS ABOUT 1200 FPM. COMING THROUGH 4000 FT ATC CALLED TFC FOR US AT 12 TO 2 O'CLOCK, SBOUND, 3500 FT. I LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY AT 12 TO 2 O'CLOCK FOR TFC. CAPT WAS DOING THE SAME LOOKING FOR TFC. AS I STARTED TO LEVEL OFF AT 3200 FT, ALL OF A SUDDEN TFC SHOWED UP AT 10:30 TO 11 O'CLOCK ABOUT 3100 FT AND 100 FT HORIZ TO US. OUR HDG WAS ABOUT 095 DEGS AND HE APPEARED TO BE HDG SBOUND. AS I SPOTTED THE CESSNA 150, HE APPEARED TO BE IN A HARD R BANK. MY SPLIT SECOND INSTINCT AND REACTION WAS TO BANK FIRMLY TO THE R AND PITCH UP WHICH I DID. ATC ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROB! MY BEST RECOLLECTION WAS CAPT REPLIED WE JUST HAD A NEAR MISS! CTR REPLIED 'I WASN'T WORKING THAT TFC.' HE CALLED THAT TFC AT 3500 FT BUT TFC SHOWED UP AT 3100 FT AND AT A WRONG POS. WE ARE TAKING GREAT RISKS FLYING TO SMALL UNCTLED ARPTS WITHOUT TCASII. I FEEL THAT THIS EQUIP SHOULD BE MANDATED BY FAA ASAP! FOR ALL ACRS PART 135 19 SEATS BUT NOT END OF YR. NO EXTENSION SHOULD BE GRANTED! ALSO, FAA SHOULD MAKE MODE C A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL ACFT FLYING AT ALL ALTS IN UNITED STATES DUE TO GROWING HIGH VOLUME OF TFC FLYING. THE CURRENT REGS DON'T REQUIRE THESE AND WE ARE TAKING RISKS EVERY DAY ESPECIALLY AT POOR VISIBILITY HOT HAZY SUMMER, SO-CALLED VFR DAYS!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.